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1856 CHILD'S PORTRAIT 2 BALTIMORE GIRLS/ROBERT AKER browse these categories for related items... All Items: Fine Art:Paintings:Oil:N. America:American: Pre 1900: item # 777887 Please refer to our stock # SkinnerChild when inquiring.
Shelton Gallery and Fine Silver 5133 Harding Road B-10, PMB #392 Nashville TN 37205 (615) 477-6221 Guest Book $8500 |
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| This absolutely charming oil on canvas double portrait of the Skinner children was painted in Baltimore by the British artist Robert Aker (Liverpool,England. The painting is signed verso "Miss/Sarah Skinner/Miss Mary nner,Baltimore/Robt.Aker/pinxt/Liverpool August 1856." Obviously the little Skinner girls are members of a family of privilege. One sister is wearing a white dress and holding a bunch of grapes; the other is in a red dress, kneeling & holding apples in her lap. Dimensions: 35 inches high x 30 inches wide, sight size; 44 inches high x 36-1/2 inches wide, in an antique frame. This is a wonderful children's portrait by an extremely skilled artist. | |||||||||||||
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